I returned to work this week and am really not happy about it. I know I should feel very lucky to have a job (in fashion), especially in this retail climate, but there is just something so magical about watching my daughter discover something new each day. It really breaks my heart to not be with her. I am sure other mothers know exactly what I mean.
While on maternity leave my company went through a other restructuring. The department I work in (Production) went through down sizing last summer and here we go again. I did not lose my job (I am conflicted especially since I miss my baby girl) and will be moving to our international team in November. I'll have greater flexibility in my hours which is great but I can't help but wonder about next year. Will I still have a job in SF? Upper management decided to ramp up our NY Pre-Production operations and try and fix problems at the beginning of a product lifecycle instead of letting them snowball to giant problems that are dumped on SF Production; SF will now focus on inseason management instead of all the fun stuff. We are going to turn into number crunchers. Hopefully, however, moving to international will be different since there are so many international exclusive garment styles. I remain optimistic but must still prepare for my job to go buh-bye. This might just be the motivation I need to finally get organized and get my own line off the ground.
